What is (a) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect. (b) An insect provided with an ovipositor called?
piercer — (Zoöl.) (a) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect. (b) An insect provided with an ovipositor. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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